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Seventh Annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference

October 19, 2006

ESSAY COMPETITION

WIN A $500 SCHOLARSHIP!

The Seventh Annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference is an event focusing

on the role of entrepreneurial women in Philadelphia, and is sponsored by the

Temple University League for Entrepreneurial Women (LEW). 

This year’s conference will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2006. 

For the past few years, we have sponsored an essay competition

that has generated outstanding scholarly work addressing issues such as attributes

necessary for entrepreneurial success.  In conjunction with this year’s conference,

LEW is proud to once again announce its essay competition for Temple University students. 

Scholarships of $500 will be awarded for outstanding scholarly work addressing the topic below. 

If Philadelphia is the next “best city,” how do we get there? What kinds of new business

ventures can make Philadelphia a great place to live, work and play?

Support your thesis with discussion from relevant texts, interviews and other materials.

Eligibility:

Open to current Temple University undergraduate and graduate students, and women

are especially encouraged to participate.

Essay Guidelines:

·  Up to 3 pages in length

·  Typed in 12-point font, double-spaced with one-inch margins

·  Include a title page with name, department, school, major, email address, expected year of graduation

·  Make appropriate citations in the text of the essay in the form of footnotes and include a bibliography

·  Essays will be evaluated for content, organization, structure, and clarity of arguments.

Essays will be judged by a panel of Temple professors.  The decision of the judges is final. 

The deadline for submitting an entry is Wednesday, October 11, 2006.  Finalists will be contacted by

Monday, October 16 and the award recipients will be announced at the Conference on October 19. 

Winners may bring up to 2 guests to a special luncheon with the day’s speakers and Women’s

Hall of Fame honorees from 11:30 – 1 PM at the Diamond Club immediately following the conference.

The winning essays will be posted on the LEW website.  LEW reserves the right to not award any scholarships

if entries do not sufficiently meet the judging criteria.

Essays must be submitted electronically to: Susan Mudambi, Ph.D.

susan.mudambi@temple.edu

The 2006 Essay Winner is Takiyah Nur Amin